Coach holidays with Angela Holidays save 5%.  The Angela Holidays Summer Brochure offers 90 pages of UK and European Tours from April to October 2012.  Many Meridian Friends are taking advantage of the 5% discount offer with their membership.   Some holidays offer a “no single supplement”  bonus for single travellers.  Bookings are going well!

Please call Julie to enquire about your Summer Holiday and the brilliant social programme available for retirees in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch.

01202 428888

Happy New Year to all!  Very excited about 2012, organising events and making new friends.

Angela Holidays have a great summer brochure out, please see Julie to get your copy and don’t forget your 5% discount for being a Meridian Friend.

I have a group block of tickets to see Starlight Express the Andrew LLoyd Webber show.  The show is coming to Bournemouth from 31st July. The tickets are for the evening performance on 9th August 2012.

Meridian Friends will be supporting this concert at The Pavilion Theatre, Westover Road, Bournemouth.  The concert is just about sold out, we of course have excellent seats which we ordered many months ago.  Looking forward to seeing members and enjoying a drink together in the interval.

Dear All,

Please note the Christmas Lunch will be at The Hermitage Hotel, Exeter Road, BH2 5AH on Thursday 15th December at 12.30 pm.   To view the menu please click here : Meridian Friend Xmas Lunch Menu 15 Dec 2011

Will be a great event, lovely menu and cabaret from Sarah Mac.

Book now!

The Newquay Male Voice Choir are performing a concert at The Queens Hotel and Spa on Sunday 13th November at 3.00 pm.  The concert is in aid of Clik Sargent.  Meridian Friends are supporting this event.  The programme of music looks very impressive:

NEWQUAY MALE VOICE CHOIR CONCERT, QUEENS HOTEL & SPA, BOURNEMOUTH

Sunday 13^th November 2011 at 3.00pm in aid of CLIC Sargent Appeal

Newquay MVC 1^st Set:

Rocka my Soul

Nessun Dorma

Perhaps Love

Every Time I Feel the Spirit

“Oll an Gwella” (Newquay MVC Male Chorus):

Only You

Haul Away Joe

Newquay MVC 2^nd Set:

African Prayer

True Love

Casatshok

Solo Item (to be announced)

Newquay MVC 3^rd Set:

Home, home from the sea

Newquay Fisherman’s Song

Drunken Sailor

Short Interlude

Newquay MVC 4^th Set:

Hallelujah

You Raise Me Up

Give Me that Old Time Religion

“Oll an Gwella” (Newquay MVC Male Chorus)

The Rock Pool

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Newquay MVC 5^th Set:

I’m Gonna Sing

Proper Job

Trelawney

Newquay Male Voice Choir Musical Director: Mrs Judith Pinguey

Newquay Male Voice Choir Guest Accompanist: Mr David Coram

A group of Meridian Friends will be travelling by coach to see White Christmas starring Aled Jones on Tuesday 15th November.  It is not too late if you would like to join this theatre trip.  Pickups will be from Poole (Lighthouse), Parkstone, Westbourne, Bournemouth and Boscombe.  Price £55.00 for top stall seat and return transport.

Call Julie on 01202 428888 for further information

Meridian Friends members are an amazing group of people, the support for the launch of the website has been fantastic – thank you all so much!

Meridian Friends will be supporting a concert to be held at St Aldhelms Church, Branksome, Poole, BH13 6BT on Saturday 17th December at 7.30 pm.  The concert will be a Christmas Celebration and will feature:-

Darren Bartlett and
Salvacosta
Vocal Harmony Group
Appearing in this years Radio Solent Carol Concert
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Woodfalls Brass Band
West of England Champions 2011
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St Aldhelm’s wonderful
‘Shining Branches’
Christmas Tree Festival

Tickets available from Julie on 01202 428888